Sleepy Hollow (TV Series)

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Sleepy Hollow is an American fantasy mystery thriller adventure drama television series that premiered on Fox on September 16, 2013. It aired on Mondays 9:00/8:00c after Bones. The series is considered a "modern-day retelling" of the 1820 short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving. The series is considered a "modern-day retelling" of the 1820 short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving with the added concept from Rip Van Winkle, also by Irving.

On October 3, 2013, Fox renewed Sleepy Hollow for a second season, which premiered on September 22, 2014 and will contain 18 episodes.

Premise

In 1781, Ichabod Crane, a soldier and spy in the Colonial Army on a mission for General George Washington, kills the Headless Horseman while at the same time the Horseman kills him. More than 230 years later, in the present-day, Ichabod rises from his grave after the Headless Horseman (revealed to be Death, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse), is summoned back from his watery grave by an unknown party; the resurrection of the one causes the other to also come back to life as a result of their blood mixing shortly after Crane decapitated the Headless Horseman on the field of battle.

Police Lt. Abbie Mills begins investigating the Headless Horseman after he beheads Sheriff August Corbin, Mills' mentor and partner. Mills' investigation reveals the presence of two occult groups—one for good, the other evil—in Sleepy Hollow, both of which are concerned with the Four Horsemen and the associated apocalypse. The killing spree the Horseman embarks on causes Crane and Mills to team up, especially when they find out that they are destined to be the two witnesses, the only ones who can protect the world from the forces of Hell.

As Crane's worldview is from 18th century Colonial America, some friction can be expected between him and Abbie, and also between him and the people he must now work with. This is often a source of comic relief for the show, but also forces him to look at things differently and thus becomes a strength.

The series is set in real-life Sleepy Hollow, New York, although it portrays the town as much larger than it actually is.

Cast and characters

Main cast

• Tom Mison as Ichabod Crane. A former professor of history at Oxford University prior to the American Revolution, he came to America with the British before switching sides and becoming a spy for the Colonists. Having beheaded the Horseman in 1781, his blood mixed with the Horseman, who was brought back to life when Ichabod was resurrected. Despite his skeptical knowledge of the supernatural in life, he has been an invaluable resource following his resurrection due to his detailed knowledge of supernatural traditions.
• Nicole Beharie as Lt. Grace Abigail "Abbie" Mills, lifelong resident of Sleepy Hollow. She was about to transfer to Quantico to train with the FBI, but after the death of her mentor she decides to stay and gradually comes to accept her role in the fight against the Horseman as the second Witness to the Apocalypse. Abbie is the driving force in the future of understanding the new Sleepy Hollow.
• Orlando Jones as Captain Frank Irving. The chief of the Sleepy Hollow sheriff's department (yet affiliated with the New York State Police) while trusting, he is initially skeptical of Crane and Mills' assertions. He later discovers the truth when the three of them confront, battle, and trap the Horseman. After confessing to the murders his possessed daughter committed, he was arrested and placed in the psych ward. Later in Season 2, Henry tricks him into selling him his soul. Irving is killed by the armored form of Horseman War in "The Akeda".
• Katia Winter as Katrina Crane. Ichabod's wife and secret witch who cast the spell to put Ichabod in suspended animation when he was fatally wounded by the Horseman, unaware that their blood had mingled and that Ichabod's resurrection would also mean the return of the Horseman. She appears to him in dreams in the present, telling Ichabod she is trapped in a place between worlds and can only be freed with the defeat of the Horseman. Ichabod and Abbie managed to free her, but soon after she was captured by the Horseman who was revealed to be Abraham "Brom" Van Brunt, her former suitor. She willingly stayed with him as an informant, but later escaped to Ichabod and Abbie.
• Lyndie Greenwood as Jennifer "Jenny" Mills (recurring in season 1, regular from season 2). Abbie's younger sister who was confined in an institution for mental patients. They both witnessed the rise of the second Horseman when they were children. She briefly broke out of the institution, but has since returned after Abbie assured Jenny that she accepted what they had seen and would work to get her released legally. She eventually told Abbie that she was once possessed by a demon that told her to kill her sister and that she would purposely get herself arrested to protect her. She later takes part in helping to solve the mysteries surrounding the Horseman.
• John Noble as Henry Parrish / Jeremy Crane / The Horseman of War (recurring in season 1, a regular for season 2). He is a Sin Eater who helped Crane break the curse connecting him with the Headless Horseman. Later, Parrish was revealed to be Katrina and Ichabod's son, Jeremy Crane, and the Second of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, War, bitter over how his parents' actions led to him being trapped in a coffin for two centuries in a state of living death until he was released by Moloch.

Recurring cast

• Richard Cetrone, Jeremy Owens, Craig Branham and Neil Jackson as the Headless Horseman/Abraham Van Brunt, a beheaded undead man later resurrected in the 21st Century Sleepy Hollow with Crane, where he was revealed to be the First of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Death. He was Crane's best friend until he found out that Katrina broke her betrothal with him because she was in love with Crane, after which he became the horseman so he could get revenge. He later holds her captive, but she escapes back to Crane.
• Nicholas Gonzalez as Detective Luke Morales, Mills' co-worker and ex-boyfriend, who's suspicious of Crane. He was almost killed by Macey during her possession, and it remains unclear if he is still alive or not.
• John Cho as Officer Andy Brooks, Mills' co-worker and friend. He was revealed to be affiliated with the coven that resurrected the Horseman, and, despite having his neck broken in the pilot for his failure, has since returned as an undead being to aid other spirits in their efforts to be reborn. While he is undead, he continues to help Abby solve the mysteries because he regrets all the horrible things he has done.
• Clancy Brown as Sheriff August Corbin, Mills' mentor and father figure. He was decapitated by the Horseman during the Horseman's return. He was apparently aware of the secrets of Sleepy Hollow and collected extensive records. It was eventually revealed that he was also Jenny's mentor, although the sisters never knew that he knew both of them. He continues to appear before Mills even after death although it's unknown if he's a ghost or if he's a hallucination she has to deal with the madness she has found herself in. Either way, he continues to offer support and advice.
• Michael Roark as Detective Devon Jones, Morales' partner.
• D. J. Mifflin as the demon Moloch, the main antagonist of the series, with the goal to bring forward the Apocalypse and raising of the Headless Horseman. He was the one who imprisoned Katrina in Purgatory, after Katrina's coven handed her over (as punishment for saving Ichabod).
• Jill Marie Jones as Cynthia Irving, Frank Irving's ex-wife.
• Amandla Stenberg as Macey Irving, Frank's and Cynthia's daughter who is in a wheelchair after being hit by a car. She was briefly possessed by a demon and killed two people.
• Jon Sparks (season 1) and Timothy Busfield (season 2) as Benjamin Franklin, Crane's former mentor, who was a major player in the war against evil.
• Matt Barr as Nick Hawley (season 2), an arms and artifacts dealer who was in an relationship with Jenny. Despite not believing in the powers associated with the artifacts, he aids Abbie and Crane in their mission...for a price. He appears to harbor feelings for Abbie.
• Sakina Jaffrey as Leena Reyes (season 2), Irving's replacement at the Police Department. She was the one who had Abbie's and Jenny's mother sent to the psych ward and placed the girls in foster care. She is unaware of the events occurring in Sleepy Hollow and distrusts Abbie and Crane.
• Michelle Trachtenberg as Abigail Adams (season 2)
• Steven Weber as Thomas Jefferson (season 2)

Development and production

The pilot episode was filmed in Salisbury, North Carolina. The rest of the first season will film in Wilmington, North Carolina. Filming began in early July 2013.

Episodes

Main article: List of Sleepy Hollow episodes

List of Sleepy Hollow episodes

Broadcast

Reception

Ratings

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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